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There is abundant evidence that preventing deadly health care-associated infections is a top priority for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Are you lobbying for your organization to make a capital investment in information technology systems? A new report from the Washington, DC-based Institute of Medicine (IOM) may give you added ammunition.
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While an elderly man on warfarin was waiting to get blood drawn at his physicians office, he was handed some educational materials about the drug. The packet included warnings that the shape of the pill may change based on the manufacturer of the drug, but the color will never change, says Kim Shields, RN, clinical systems safety officer and team leader for the Virtual Anticoagulation Project at Abington (PA) Memorial Hospital.
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Imagine hearing this as part of a competitors advertising campaign: At your hospital, fewer pneumonia patients receive antibiotics within recommended time frames. And your facility boasts the highest inpatient mortality rate for heart attacks.
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An attorney receives minimally invasive hip surgery and is back in court the next day.
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Since 1970, more than 375 patients around the world have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) from their surgeons.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 60-year-old man with a history of two prior myocardial infarctions. How would you interpret his most recent ECG in view of his clinical picture? What types of interventions might be most likely to prolong his survival?
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Computed Tomographic Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy); Ejaculation Frequency and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer; Cost-Effectiveness of Different Combinations of Bupropion SR dose and Behavioral Treatment for Smoking Cessation
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High vitamin D intake is associated with lower incidence of MS.
